Floods in Townsville. a Man Drowned. Townsville
Heavy rains have fallen during the past couple of days. From 9 a.m. yesterday to 3 p.m. to-day over 7½in have been registered. Foot traffic in many parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
Accidents, 1903
347 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 18
Accident at South Bulli. Wollongong
A fall of coal has taken place in the South Bulli Colliery, near the Corrimal boundary. As a consequence a large flow of water has rushed into the working…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Ladies Drowned. Sydney
A drowning accident which resulted in the death of three young women, occurred on Saturday night in the Murrumbidgee River, between Lockhart and Narrandera…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Harbour Fatality. an Open Verdict
Mr. G. C. Martin, the District Coroner. held a magisterial inquiry at the Clarendon Hotel yesterday morning into the death of the able seaman, Benjamin Smith,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Adamstown. Accident to a Miner
On Monday morning a minor named David Percell, residing in Narara-road, met with an accident in New Lambton pit. He was engaged holing when a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident at East Greta
A young man, named Anderson, engaged as a wheeler at East Greta Colliery, sustained serious injuries while at work yesterday. He was crushed by a skip, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District East Greta Fatality
The young man, Alexander George Anderson, who was jammed between a skip and a prop in the main tunnel at East Greta Colliery on Tuesday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →East Greta Fatality
Mr. W. B. Smith. District Coroner, conducted an inquest, at the Governor Gipp's Hotel, yesterday morning on the body of the young man Alexander George…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Cycling Accident
LONDON, Thursday.—Count Zborowski the well known sportsman, has been killed in a motor cycle race at Nice…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Balloon Fatality
LODNON, Friday.—While a balloon was being inflated at Budapest, Hungary, it broke away, carrying up into the air three aeronauts. The three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor-car Fatality
LONDON, Friday.—In the motor-car incident at Nice which caused the death of Count Zborowski, the mechanician of the car was also killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adamstown. Accident
While at play with other children in the Public School yard on Thursday a boy, aged 11 years, son of Mr. S. Turnbull, fell and broke his thigh. Mr. J. C. Cosgrove,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boating Fatality. Capsized at Sea. Two Men Drowned
One of the most sensational boating accidents which has happened on the coast for some years took place on Sunday afternoon, when a fishing boat containing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund
The members of the local board of the Accident Relief Association, met at Hetherington's Hotel on Friday evening. The income for the past pay amounted to £26…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Boating Fatality
Although a vigorous search has been made all along the Stockton Beach, thing has yet been seen of the two victims to the boating disaster, which took place…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Fatality. Coroner's Inquest
An inquest was held at the Albion Hotel Wallsend, yesterday, before the District Coroner, Mr. G. C. Martin, touching the death of Thomas O'Brian, who died from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Melbourne-barrier Collision
The Melbourne Marine Board has considered the report of the committee on the collision between the steamers Melbourne and Barrier, in Hobson's Bay, on the 24th ult. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greta. Serious Accident
At about five-o'clock on Monday after-noon a drover named William Lynch, of Muswellbrook, was passing through Grata in charge of a mob of cattle for Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Mining Fatality
Ravenswood on Monday last was the scene of another of those fatalities which now and then occur in mining centres in every part of the world. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident to Sir G. Turner. Sydney
Sir George Turner, Federal Treasurer, met with a rather serious accident last evening at Milson's Point. Sir George and Lady Turner were among the guests…
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